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Prepare Your Novel: Special Webinar Coming Soon! April 30, 2015 Hi Friend,  Welcome to the Creativity Sparks Newsletter, full of tips, resources, and coaching for novelists so that you can build a successful and sustainable career that's right for you. I send out this newsletter mostly each week, and sometimes more often when I have upcoming events and happenings to announce. Thanks for joining us! Know that I am here to support and guide you in your writing adventure.  I do this work because I'm called to and because I am my best, first client. I am also a novelist --  all that I teach and do with novelists is first tried and tested on myself. *** This week's news for you Resources on Book Marketing Upcoming *Fr*ee Webinar on Planning Your Novel Current & Upcoming Events Let's Talk Paris *** Resources on Book Marketing Last week, I talked about the phases of our writing career. You can read the whole newsletter here. This week I'm focusing again on book marketing for writers, even before you've finished your first book. It's never to early to start on our author and book marketing. You can check out our lessons and resources here: For your author branding, write your Clear Message and share it. Here's my post on that: how to write your Clear Message.  If you're courageous, post your clear message in the blog comments and I'll comment on it!  For your story, draft short marketing pitches that you will be able to use during in-person networking, online, and in print marketing. Ezra Barany, my husband -- also a novelist and writing teacher in my business -- wrote this post in his fun way, after people complimented him on how well he hand sold his books at a local book fair.  How to Write the Perfect Pitch to Sell Your Novel In Person.  (You'll see a summary of Clear Message here too!) If you're already published, then it's time to request reviews. Here's Ezra's article on how he goes about getting reviews. How to Write and Get Great Reviews — With Examples of a Book Review What is your biggest book marketing challenge now? Hit "reply" and let me know. Thanks! ♥ Quick reminder: You can join my 30-Day Writing Challenge to Preparing Your Novel anytime! Start on May 1st or anytime. Join us in the class!  May 12, 2015, 5pm Pacific Plan Your Novel: Essential Plot & Character Tips Webinar  (& An overview of the “30-Day Challenge to Preparing Your Novel” June 2015 course) Join us here on Google Hangouts on Air: http://bit.ly/0512webinar **No need to sign up, just show up!  But if you'd like the recording, special gifts, and coming webinar handout, sign up here: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/webinar-may-2015/#webinar June 1-30, 2015 30-Day Writing Challenge to Preparing Your Novel with Beth & Ezra Barany Registration is now open! And I'm running a two-for-one special! Sign up at the ALL IN level and bring a friend for free. Check out all the details here: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/ Let's Talk Paris! Dear Adventurous Writer, I’m offering a very special writing retreat to Paris this Fall, Oct. 3-10, 2105. I love Paris! As Audrey Hepburn says, Paris is always a good idea. http://paris.bethbarany.com/ Do you long to immerse yourself in new experiences, albeit with hotel reservations? Do you need exotic inspirations and stimulation? Do you want to follow famous authors from the cafe to a finished book? Do you dream about spending a whole week in an intimate learning environment with your peers and writing instructors who have been where you want to go — a finished novel? All the details, itinerary, and registration details are here: http://paris.bethbarany.com/. If you think this special Writing Retreat is for you, and you have any questions, then schedule a Discovery Session with me. If you have any questions about my author coaching, book marketing, cover design or publishing consulting services, just reply to this email and we'll help you out within 24 hours during business hours, Monday through Friday, when we're not on holiday. All our best, Beth & Ezra beth@bethbarany.com http://bethbarany.com/ ♥ ABOUT US Beth and Ezra Barany are award-winning, best-selling novelists, who have worked with over 100 authors to help them get their books written and published. ♥ Happily married for over 15 years, we’re passionate about writing, storytelling, and guiding authors to achieve their dreams. ♥ We offer coaching, change work sessions, book marketing coaching (Beth) and cover design (Ezra), for novelists. More at bethbarany.com. You can schedule an appointment here: http://bit.ly/AppmtWithBeth. ABOUT BETH BARANY Beth Barany is an award-winning novelist and the publisher of Author Entrepreneurship Magazine. She runs a blog for and by writers, Writer's Fun Zone, and recently launched a school for novelists, the Barany School of Fiction. Beth writes YA fantasy and sweet/sensual paranormal romance, and how-to books and courses for genre novelists, including her home study coaching guide, The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book, a Hero's Journey adaption with you the author as the hero in your own journey/adventure of writing your book. For play, Beth takes walks, paints, watches movies with Ezra, travels, and has coffee with friends and family. And plays with her two cats, gardens, and does capoeira. And sleeps. She loves sleep. Lots of Free Resources for Writers: http://authorentrepreneurship.com/ http://baranyschooloffiction.com/ http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog http://writersadventureguide.com/ SOCIAL MEDIA: Let's connect in a way that's right for you! 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